IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOURDESTINATION. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. IF YOUGET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAAWEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FORTHE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ATWWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS INEFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORMWATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

IF TRAVELING, SLOW DOWN AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOURDESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITESOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONALDETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

This is a warning that significant snowfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will track south of the Ohio Valley on Wednesday and then up the Eastern Seaboard Wednesday night to lie over the Gulf of Maine Thursday morning.

This system will bring snow at times heavy to most of the province by Wednesday evening and continue overnight giving up to 20 centimetres to some regions. The only region not expected to see significant snowfall amounts is Grand Manan and Coastal Charlotte County where the precipitation will fall mainly as rain and a rainfall warning is in effect.

Over northeastern regions of the province the combination of snow, strong winds and cold temperatures will give blizzard conditions by Thursday morning.

There is also the potential for an extended period of freezing rain and ice pellets near the Fundy coast early Thursday morning with this system as the warm front from this system stretches northeastward towards the Gulf of St Lawrence.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Nova Scotia Wednesday night as it tracks towards the Maritimes. Rain at times will be heavy will begin by Wednesday evening in the southwest and spread eastward through the night. Rain will gradually diminish on Thursday. Rainfall amounts between 20 and 40 millimetres are expected by Thursday morning with highest amounts expected through the Annapolis Valley. Lesser amounts are expected further east during the forecast period, but as the precipitation will continue into Thursday warnings may need to be extended to those regions.

Winter storm conditions are more likely over Northern Nova Scotia where temperatures will be slightly colder to give snow and blowing snow changing through ice pellets to a potential extended period of freezing rain by Thursday morning.

This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Nova Scotia Wednesday night as it tracks towards the Maritimes. Rain at times will be heavy will begin by Wednesday evening in the southwest and spread eastward through the night. Rain will gradually diminish on Thursday. Rainfall amounts between 20 and 40 millimetres are expected by Thursday morning with highest amounts expected through the Annapolis Valley. Lesser amounts are expected further east during the forecast period, but as the precipitation will continue into Thursday warnings may need to be extended to those regions.

Winter storm conditions are more likely over Northern Nova Scotia where temperatures will be slightly colder to give snow and blowing snow changing through ice pellets to a potential extended period of freezing rain by Thursday morning.

This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are expected or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Prince Edward Island on Wednesday night as it tracks into the Maritimes. Current indications are that the precipitation will begin as snow in the evening. Snow will be heavy at times especially in western portions of the province where strong gusty winds will also give reduced visibilities in blowing snow. Snow will change to freezing rain and ice pellets further east. There is the potential for a prolonged period of freezing rain over central portions of the island overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Snow will change to rain in the east with a period of freezing rain and ice pellets likely during the transition.

Conditions are favourable for the development of winter storm conditions.

This is an alert to the potential development of dangerous winter weather conditions in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

A low pressure system will develop over New England on Wednesday and push a mix of precipitation into Prince Edward Island on Wednesday night as it tracks into the Maritimes. Current indications are that the precipitation will begin as snow in the evening. Snow will be heavy at times especially in western portions of the province where strong gusty winds will also give reduced visibilities in blowing snow. Snow will change to freezing rain and ice pellets further east. There is the potential for a prolonged period of freezing rain over central portions of the island overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Snow will change to rain in the east with a period of freezing rain and ice pellets likely during the transition.